Are you terrified for the safety of your yet unborn child? No? Well, maybe you should be, as it seems that all sorts of professions get exposed to chemicals which can lead to problems for fetuses, and that goes for both parents.

The journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine recently published a number of studies linking certain jobs and and work types as increasing the risk of certain birth defects. For one, mothers exposed to organic solvents in the workplace were more likely to have children with congenital heart defects. Likewise, women who worked long hours with large amount of time spent standing saw lower growth rates in the third trimester.

mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists; artists; photographers and photo processors; food service workers; landscapers and groundsmen; hairdressers and make-up artists; office and admin support workers; sawmill operatives; those working with petrol and gas; those working in chemical industries; printers; those operating cranes and diggers; and drivers.